Aside from the obvious politics that seattles a pretty liberal town and that the u. S. Senate cant get a single piece of legislation through without a super majority thanks to republicans routine abuse of the filibuster . But another part of the difference is that in seattle there is sufficient pressure from the left. In november of last year kshama suwant, a socialist, an avowed socialist, was elected to seattle city council. She backed efforts to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and she leaves a Grassroots Group called 15 now. A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prov
A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prove itself when this process is finished in council to once again be an incubator of democracy, to be a city that once again does great things. By showing how we as a city can lead the conversation in the nation to address this growing problem in our society. The growing problem of income inequality. In seattle pressure from the left is not unlike the original movement that brought us the 40hour workweek that started the may days that we now, well, kind of celebrate but dont really. In so many crucial areas of progress demands that at f
Aside from the obvious politics that seattles a pretty liberal town and that the u. S. Senate cant get a single piece of legislation through without a super majority thanks to republicans routine abuse of the filibuster . But another part of the difference is that in seattle there is sufficient pressure from the left. In november of last year kshama sawant, a socialist, an avowed socialist, was elected to seattle city council. She backed efforts to raise the minimum wage to 15 an hour, and she leaves a Grassroots Group called 15 now. A Business Coalition in seattle countered. And while they agreed to the headline figure of 15 an hour, they wanted some key qualifiers like a temporary training wage, a phasein period, for health care, commissions, tips, and bonuses to be counted in total wages. The deal announced by seattle mayor ed murray today was a compromise, and he had this to say about the achievement. Cities have often been the incubators of democracy, and seattle i think will prov